The Student Development Department seeks to complement the academic rigours of Bartley Secondary School in providing a platform for holistic development of the Bartleyan through the ACHIEVE@Bartley Framework. Programs are crafted to address the underpinnings of Character Development in the 5 domains of SPACE and reinforce the need for affective education in parallel to cognition development.

Available Programs

Civics Moral Education Syllabus

The objective of CME – Civics Moral Education is to provide a platform for the cascading of character values to enhance the education and the development of the student holistically. It is also a platform for teachers to transmit the desired outcomes of education through the CME syllabus through our values based educational system. It is also a framework to augment the home values system.

Community Involvement Program

The objective of CIP is to allow students to have a sense of belonging and purpose to the society at large and the community that they co-exist in. It is a platform for students to understand the role they play in making the surrounding environment and place a better one. It is also a platform for students to actualize the SEL Competencies as below to allow a developmental avenue for Character Education.

Service Learning

An extension of the Community Involvement Program, Service Learning seeks to allow students white space under the guidance of teacher mentors to carry out meaningful projects which play an integral part of planning and understanding of the students’ role in the microcosm of the society at large.


National Education

National Education programs are crafted for the development of students in Bartley Secondary School in understanding their roles as a citizens and residents of Singapore. Purposeful selection to fully underscore the objectives of the NE Program and instill in students a sense of patriotism and strong sense of Global Citizenry.

Educational Career Guidance

The objective of ECG is to allow students to make informed choices and contribute to their decision making process through enhanced experience in career guidance and work experiences. The platform is engaged through courses, internet portals and personality profiling for a better fit to their jobs.

SMILE@Bartley - Student Mentoring through Innovative Learning Experiences

The objective of SMILE – Student Mentoring through Innovative Learning Experiences is to provide a platform and the creation of an conducive environment and support infrastructure for students to be able to focus better on the academic domain. This is done through small group mentorship program where the close interaction allows an in-depth understanding of the challenges that students face in terms of cognition, social and physical aspects as a young individual. The building of rapport and role models for the students are especially important in this time to enable them to have emotional support amongst the academic rigor.

Other Programs

Sexuality Education Program

AEM – Advance Elective Module (2009 – Forensics Investigative Techniques)

Service Learning

Student Morale and Motivational Programs

Counselling Framework

Special Needs Education in Mainstream School

Moe’s Sexuality Education in Schools

1.         Sexuality education (SEd) aims to help our young understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they experience as they mature, develop healthy relationships with the opposite sex and to teach them how to make responsible choices. It is premised on the importance of the heterosexual married family as the basic unit of society, and respect for the values and beliefs of the different ethnic and religious communities on sexuality issues.

2.         The goals of SEd are to:

i.          provide accurate and adequate knowledge on human sexuality and the consequences of sexual activity so that pupils are able to make informed decisions;

ii.         impart intra- and inter-personal skills of problem-solving, decision-making and effective communication so that pupils are able to build responsible and rewarding relationships; and

iii.        inculcate positive values and attitudes of sexuality so that pupils develop a respect for themselves and others as sexual beings, in line with the national value of the family as the basic unit of society.

3.         The key messages of SEd are:

i.          Build healthy futures for yourself, family and society.

ii.         Healthy relationships based on love and respect are the foundation for strong families.

iii.        Casual sex can lead to unwanted pregnancies, STIs/HIV and AIDS which can harm and hurt your loved ones.

You may click here  for more information on MOE’s Sexuality Education.

Overview of Bartley Secondary School’s SEd Programme for 2010

4.         Sexuality education in schools is taught in both the formal curriculum and co-curricular programmes. These are covered under four main themes: Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health and Behaviour, and, Societal Influences.

Formal Curriculum

5.         The curricular subjects in which topics on sexuality are incorporated include

i.          Science

ii.                 Civics and Moral Education

Co-Curricular Programmes

Growing Years (GY) Programme:

i.                “The Teenage Years” (Lower Sec) package

ii.              “Sense & Sexuality” (Upper Sec) package

6.         The values and attitudes of our youth towards sexuality are increasingly being shaped by their peers, exposure to the media, popular culture and the internet. Adolescence is a complex stage in life as the adolescent attempts to find his/her own identity and often struggles with new social relationships. The period of middle adolescence (generally from 15 – 17 years old) can be a turbulent period for adolescents. The gap between physical and emotional/cognitive maturity may result in a tendency to act on impulse, experiment with various activities (including sexual activities), sometimes without understanding the unpleasant consequences that may arise from such experimentation. The need for peer acceptance can be overwhelmingly strong, and hinder one’s ability to act responsibly.  Given the pressures faced by the middle adolescent from within themselves and from peers, it is important to build a strong sense of self-worth, personal convictions and an understanding of the possible consequences of sexual behaviour.

7.         Through “The Teenage Years” and “Sense & Sexuality”, secondary students will have opportunity to develop a positive self esteem, build their character, expand their understanding and repertoire of skills to deal with various issues related to sexuality, which are of prime concern at this age.

At Bartley Secondary School, the following lessons from the GY series will be covered in 2010:

Breaking Down Barriers (BDB) Programme

8.         The Breaking Down Barriers (BDB) is a programme developed by Health Promotion Board, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education for all Sec 3 students. The programme focuses on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)/HIV education and aims to raise awareness of the modes of transmission of the different STIs/HIV, as well as the modes of protection. Students are taught skills such as decision-making, assertiveness and negotiation in order to say no to sex and negative peer pressure. Abstinence as the best option for teens remains a key message.

At Bartley Secondary School, the BDB programme will be implemented as follows in 2010:

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

i.                    Parents can opt their children out of the entire sexuality education programme or for individual topics, talks or workshops.

ii.                  Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Growing Years (GY) Series need to complete an opt-out form. This form (See Annex A) will be distributed to parents at the start of the year and is also downloadable from the school’s website. A hardcopy of the form, duly completed and signed, is to be submitted to the school office by 15/05/2010.

iii.                Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Breaking Down Barriers Programme (BDB) need to complete an opt-out form. This form (See Annex B) will be distributed to parents prior to the start of the programme and is also downloadable from the school’s website. A hardcopy of the form, duly completed and signed, is to be submitted to the school office by 23/03/2010.

iv.                 Parents can attend the sexuality education programmes by external providers with their children if they wish to. Parents should contact the school to make the necessary arrangements.

v.                   For more information, please contact the school at 62889013 ext 212 or email to bartley_ss@moe.edu.sg if you would like to discuss or seek clarifications about our school’s sexuality education programme.

Talks and Workshops Conducted by External Providers